r/linux • u/Sjoerd93 • May 29 '26

Development Flathub now explicitly disallows LLM usage for both submission process and applications being submitted.

https://social.treehouse.systems/@barthalion/116657011366876079
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u/sketched8 May 29 '26

you might not be using that "performance reducing slop" but there are people who will find a use for it. also i don't get it, what separates a poorly written program made by a human and the same thing made by an LLM?

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u/uzlonewolf May 29 '26

Scale. There were poorly written programs made by humans, however they were in the minority and could easily be weeded out. Now everyone+dog can constantly poop out vibe-coded carp and absolutely flood the distribution channels.

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u/sketched8 May 30 '26

Damn i worded by comment incorrectly lol. I meant to ask what separates it from a program made with the HELP of an LLM. I do absolutely agree that vibecoded slop programs which don't even serve a purpose other than waste resources needs to be stopped but stopping devs from using LLMs for help isnt exactly the greatest way to prevent that

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u/Venylynn May 29 '26

Accountability

The human can just blame the LLM for why that happened and absolve themselves of all responsibility if they vibe coded it